Amaranthus cruentus L.
(Purple Amaranth)

Amaranthus cruentus (Purple Amaranth) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmaranthus cruentus (Purple Amaranth)
GenusAmaranthus (amaranths, pigweeds)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amaranthus cruentus (Purple Amaranth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Easy, G.M.S. 1979 Amaranthus species in Cambridgeshire: a preliminary examination BSBI News Vol 22: 17-20.

Amaranthus cruentus (Purple Amaranth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Amaranthus cruentus (Purple Amaranth):

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